Personal Life
Erling and Astrid were the parents of several children:
- Ragnhild Erlingsdatter (992)
- Aslak Erlingsson (997)
- Skjalg Erlingsson (999)
- Sigurd Erlingsson (1001)
- Lodin Erlingsson (1003)
- Tore Erlingsson (1003)
- Gertrud Erlingsdatter (1006)
Erling's daughter Ragnhild Erlingsdatter was married to Torberg Arnesson of Giske, the brother of Finn Arnesson. They had a daughter, Tora Torbergsdatter, who was the second spouse of King Harald Hardråde. Tora became the mother of both King Olav Kyrre and King Magnus Haraldsson.
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“A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.”
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